System and Method for Processing Settlement Information in a Network Environment Including IMS

摘要

A scheme for processing charging information in a network environment including an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network. A component is provided for including a suitable a Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type with respect to identifying a settlement information payload for transferring in a communication protocol message to a recipient disposed in the network environment. An indicator is provided for identifying at least one version with which a body part of the communication protocol message containing the settlement information payload is compatible.